The County of Osceola, Florida received a $5.4 million Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to support staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies from February 2022 through February 2025. The SAFER Grant Program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance as CFDA #97.083, aims to help local fire departments ensure communities have adequate protection from fire and fire-related...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded Seminole County, Florida a $7.32 million project grant under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program. The SAFER Grant Program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance as CFDA #97.083, aims to enhance local fire departments' staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate community protection from fire and fire-related hazards. Through this three-year...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $5,897,538.00 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant (CFDA #97.083) to Martin County, Florida on March 2, 2025. The funding will support the county's efforts to enhance its fire department staffing and emergency response capabilities over a 3-year project period ending March 1, 2028. The SAFER Grant Program aims to ensure communities have adequate fire protection by strengthening local fire departments' staffing...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) a $5,937,722.10 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant (CFDA 97.083) with a project period running from March 2025 to March 2028. The SAFER Grant Program provides funding to local fire departments to enhance their emergency response capabilities, primarily through hiring new firefighters and supporting the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. This grant award...
The Hillsborough County Of in Tampa, Florida was awarded a $15,112,409.40 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on March 2, 2025. The grant, under CFDA Program 97.083, provides funding to enhance the county's fire department staffing and deployment capabilities in order to improve emergency response and ensure adequate fire protection for the local community. The grant will support the hiring of new firefighters and...
The County of Hillsborough, Florida received a three-year, $17.1 million Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA #97.083). The goal of the SAFER Grant Program is to help local fire departments enhance staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate fire and fire-related hazard protection for communities. Through this funding, the County of...
The Central County Fire Department was awarded a $8,116,315.08 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on March 2, 2025. The award, provided under CFDA Program 97.083, will fund the department's efforts to enhance its emergency response capabilities over a 3-year project period ending March 1, 2028. The SAFER Grant Program aims to assist local fire departments in increasing frontline firefighter staffing and improving...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the County of Hillsborough, Florida a $1,654,312 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant on June 2, 2022. The SAFER grant program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance as CFDA #97.083, aims to enhance local fire departments' staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate community protection from fire and fire-related hazards. As the grant recipient, Hillsborough...
The Southern Manatee Fire & Rescue District was awarded a $932,246.85 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on March 31, 2022 through the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA #97.083). The goal of the SAFER Grant Program is to assist local fire departments with staffing and deployment capabilities in order to respond to emergencies and ensure communities have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards. Through this...
The Willoughby City Of Fire Department was awarded a $1,335,553.44 Project Grant by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083). The award, granted on March 2, 2025, will support the department's efforts to enhance its emergency response capabilities and staffing over a 3-year project period ending March 1, 2028. The SAFER Grant Program provides financial assistance to local fire departments to...